Number 1 Happy Family USA

#1 Happy Family USA
Genre	Animated sitcom
Created by	Ramy Youssef Pam Brady
Voices of	Ramy Youssef Mandy Moore Chris Redd Alia Shawkat Akaash Singh Whitmer Thomas Kieran Culkin Salma Hindy Randa Jarrar
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Ramy Youssef Pam Brady Mona Chalabi Josh Rabinowitz Andy Campagna Ravi Nandan Hallie Sekoff Alli Reich
Producers	Dave Newberg Paula Haifley Jes Anderson Inman Young
Running time	26-31 minutes
Production companies	A24 Cairo Cowboy Wounded Poodle Amazon MGM Studios
Original release
Network	Amazon Prime Video
Release	April 17, 2025 (2025-04-17) – present

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#1 Happy Family USA is an American adult animated sitcom created by Ramy Youssef and Pam Brady for Amazon Prime Video. It follows the Husseins, an Egyptian-American Muslim family, as they navigate the 2000s. It premiered on April 17, 2025. ^[1]

Premise

Follows the Hussein family, a non-suspicious patriotic and peaceful family, as they navigate the 2000s.

Cast and characters

Main

• Ramy Youssef as Rumi Hussein / Hussein Hussein
• Mandy Moore as Mrs. Malcolm
• Chris Redd as Marcus
• Alia Shawkat as Mona Hussein
• Akaash Singh as Dev
• Whitmer Thomas as Garrett
• Kieran Culkin as Dr. Riley
• Salma Hindy as Sharia Hussein
• Randa Jarrar as Grandma

Recurring

• Azhar Usman as Grandpa
• Paul Elia as Uncle Ahmed
• Megan Stalter as Gina
• Timothy Olyphant as Dan Daniels

Guest

• Amy Landecker as Donna ("Egypt Is On the Phone")
• Bradley Whitford as Principal ("Daughter President")

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Nine Ten"	Griffith Kimmins	Ramy Youssef & Pam Brady [2]	April 17, 2025 (2025-04-17)
2	"#1 Vigil Mourners!"	Hannah Ayoubi	Josh Rabinowitz	April 17, 2025 (2025-04-17)
3	"We Are Nothing!"	Maaike Scherff	Ramy Youssef and Pam Brady and Theresa Mulligan Rosenthal	April 17, 2025 (2025-04-17)
4	"Egypt Is On the Phone!"	Maaike Scherff	Sabrina Jalees	April 17, 2025 (2025-04-17)
5	"Very Good Hate Crime!"	Matthew Humphreys	Ahamed Weinberg	April 17, 2025 (2025-04-17)
6	"Daughter President!"	Hannah Ayoubi	Ahamed Weinberg and Sabrina Mahfouz	April 17, 2025 (2025-04-17)
7	"Inshallah Pubes!"	Matthew Humphreys	Josh Rabinowitz	April 17, 2025 (2025-04-17)
8	"A Sleepover With Mr. President!"	Griffith Kimmins	Pam Brady & Mona Chalabi and Ramy Youssef and Ahamed Weinberg	April 17, 2025 (2025-04-17)

Production

Development

In March 2022, Amazon Prime Video gave the series a two-season order, with Ramy Youssef and Pam Brady set to create the series and executive produce, alongside A24 and Mona Chalabi. ^[3]

Casting

In January 2023, Alia Shawkat, Salma Hindy, Randa Jarrar, Chris Redd, Akaash Singh, Whitmer Thomas and Mandy Moore were announced as series regulars. ^[4] In March 2025, Kieran Culkin, Timothy Olyphant and Paul Elia were announced to be cast. ^[5]

Release

The series had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 9, 2025. ^{[6] [7]}

Reception

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 94% of 18 critics' reviews are positive. ^[8] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the first season a score of 77 out of 100, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. ^[9]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
2025	2nd Gotham TV Awards	Breakthrough Comedy Series	Pam Brady, Ramy Youssef, Andy Campagna, Mona Chalabi, Ravi Nandan, Josh Rabinowitz, Alli Reich and Hallie Sekoff	Nominated	[10]

References

1. McPherson, Chris (February 20, 2025). "First '#1 Happy Family USA' Images Shows How Ramy Youssef Has Rewritten the American Dream With Absurdist Satire [Exclusive]". Collider . Retrieved February 20, 2025.
2. "#1 Happy Family USA". Writers Guild of America West . Retrieved March 22, 2025.
3. Petski, Denise (March 10, 2022). "Ramy Youssef Animated Comedy Series Gets Two-Season Order At Amazon". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 13, 2025.
4. Otterson, Joe (January 17, 2023). "Ramy Youssef Amazon Animated Series Sets Main Cast, Including Alia Shawkat, Mandy Moore, Chris Redd (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved February 13, 2025.
5. "Video: Prime Video Releases Official Trailer for Ramy Youssef's Highly Anticipated Adult Animated Series "#1 Happy Family USA"". The Futon Critic . March 5, 2025. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
6. "#1 Happy Family USA". South by Southwest . Retrieved February 13, 2025.
7. Hailu, Selome; B. Vary, Adam (January 25, 2025). "SXSW 2025 Lineup: Seth Rogen's 'The Studio,' Jenna Ortega Comedy 'Death of a Unicorn,' Nicole Kidman Thriller 'Holland' Among World Premieres". Variety. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
8. "#1 Happy Family USA: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved April 19, 2025.
9. "#1 Happy Family USA: Season 1". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved April 19, 2025.
10. Lewis, Hilary (April 29, 2025). "Gotham TV Awards Nominations: 'Adolescence' Leads With Four Nods". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved April 30, 2025.

External links

• Number 1 Happy Family USA at IMDb